Handbook for a Future Revolution: A Novel in Progress
Two men struggle to make sense of schizophrenia in light of the culture of Mormon Utah.
Award-winning writer Brian Evenson reads from his novel-in-progress “Handbook for a Future Revolution,” which focuses on the relationship between a schizophrenic man and his Mormon (but doubting) uncle. The author describes how both men struggle to make sense of this illness in light of Mormon teaching and the culture of Mormon Utah. This work expands upon the themes of Evenson’s 2005 novel The Open Curtain, which approaches the apocalyptic American admixture of violence, religion, and mental illness with a destabilizing intensity.
Meet the speaker
Brian Evenson is a professor in the School for Critical Studies at the California Institute of the Arts. He received his BA from Brigham Young University and PhD from the University of Washington. He has taught at Brown University, University of Denver, Syracuse University, and Oklahoma State University. Evenson is the author of more than…
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